You must be a group admin to add or remove participants from a group. A group can have 256 participants.
Add participants
To add participants:
- Open the WhatsApp group chat, then tap the group subject.
- Alternatively, swipe the group to the left in the Chats tab. Then tap More > Group Info.
- Tap Add Participants
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- Search for or select contacts to add to the group.
- Tap Add > Add.
Remove participants
To remove a participant:
- Open the WhatsApp group chat, then tap the group subject.
- Alternatively, swipe the group to the left in the Chats tab. Then tap More > Group Info.
- Tap the participant you wish to remove.
- Tap Remove from Group > Remove.